The development of high-performance materials made from natural resources is increasing worldwide. Within this framework, natural fiber reinforced polymeric composites now experience great expansion and applications in many fields, ranging from the automotive to the construction sector. The great challenge in producing composites containing natural fibers and with controlled features is connected to the great variation in properties and characteristics of fibers. The quality of the natural fibers is largely determined by the efficiency of the treatment process and can dramatically influence the properties of the final composites. The overall fiber extraction processes, applied to vegetable fibers, is called retting and consists in the separation of fiber bundles from the cuticularized epidermis and the woody core cells. Today, many efforts are being made to optimize the retting methods in terms of fiber quality production, reduction of environmental issues and production costs. This chapter aims to provide a classification and an overview of the retting procedures that have been developed during years and are applied to extract mainly bast fibers.

Sisti, L., Totaro, G., Vannini, M., Celli, A. (2018). Retting Process as a Pretreatment of Natural Fibers for the Development of Polymer Composites. Dehradun, India : Susheel Kalia [10.1007/978-3-319-68696-7_2].

Retting Process as a Pretreatment of Natural Fibers for the Development of Polymer Composites

Sisti, L.;Totaro, G.;Vannini, M.;Celli, A.
2018

Abstract

The development of high-performance materials made from natural resources is increasing worldwide. Within this framework, natural fiber reinforced polymeric composites now experience great expansion and applications in many fields, ranging from the automotive to the construction sector. The great challenge in producing composites containing natural fibers and with controlled features is connected to the great variation in properties and characteristics of fibers. The quality of the natural fibers is largely determined by the efficiency of the treatment process and can dramatically influence the properties of the final composites. The overall fiber extraction processes, applied to vegetable fibers, is called retting and consists in the separation of fiber bundles from the cuticularized epidermis and the woody core cells. Today, many efforts are being made to optimize the retting methods in terms of fiber quality production, reduction of environmental issues and production costs. This chapter aims to provide a classification and an overview of the retting procedures that have been developed during years and are applied to extract mainly bast fibers.
2018
Lignocellulosic Composite Materials
97
135
Sisti, L., Totaro, G., Vannini, M., Celli, A. (2018). Retting Process as a Pretreatment of Natural Fibers for the Development of Polymer Composites. Dehradun, India : Susheel Kalia [10.1007/978-3-319-68696-7_2].
Sisti, L.; Totaro, G.; Vannini, M.; Celli, A.
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